Teens Make Health Happen Mentorship

Overview

Teens Make Health Happen Mentorship atHealth

Corps New York Region

Are you interested in serving your community and empowering the next generation of healthy leaders? Health Corps and our mission to improve the lives of youth, both mentally and physically, provide you the opportunity to do just that.

We’re Health Corps – a national, non-profit organization committed to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities through programming that includes innovative and engaging experiences for teens in education, leadership, and service learning. We empower teens by encouraging them to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Our program is grounded in the understanding that limited access to health education can lead to a lifetime of social, emotional and physical challenges.

We’re looking for a creative, friendly, self-starter who will implement an innovative wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen in high schools in New York City. The TMHH Club empowers teens to make healthier choices for themselves and their families. You’ll serve as a catalyst for sustainable change, promoting improved health and wellness and creating leadership opportunities for teens at your assigned sites.

As a mentor, you will serve as a near-peer mentor to local high school students over the course of the semester. You will gain hands on experience leading our health and wellness club, Teens Make Health Happen, in area schools and by supporting teens in planning and leading wellness programming such as lunchtime demonstrations, step challenges and community improvement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Strong Relationships. You will collaborate with teen wellness leaders and site partners to ensure effective delivery of Health Corps’ programming across 2–3 school sites. You will collaborate with your Regional Program Manager and other area interns, as well as participate in ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities, provided by the organization at no expense.
• Assess Your Schools’ Needs and Progress. You will research what health inequities the schools you serve are facing, and then measure your impact by completing a needs assessment, reporting, and tracking your work throughout your internship.
• Manage Teens Make Health Happen Clubs. You will plan and implement the successful delivery of Health Corps’ program offering, Teens Make Health Happen, between 6-8+ hours (each week) throughout the course of the semester. Your commitment to this program will require you to visit your assigned school sites/campuses for 3-4 hours each week for instructional purposes.
• Share and Make Aware. You will host Café O Yea demonstrations at each of your sites monthly and support regional events. You will support and contribute to Health Corps’s social media platforms (Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.) by sharing program highlights, stories of impact, and photos that shine a bright light on your students.
• Commit to the Health Corps Mission. You will prioritize health and wellness on a daily basis and, ultimately, work to ensure that relevant, local health resources are accessible for all students and staff at your respective sites. Your spark to serve will leave a lasting, positive impact on your community.
• Represent Health Corps in the New York Region. You will be an embodiment and extension of our organization and our values, both inside and outside your sites. Your presence — whether at your assigned sites or at an area-wide event — will be an asset in outreach efforts that connect teens, staff and community members to Health Corps resources and materials.

• An undergraduate or graduate college student majoring, or interested, in public health, public policy, biology, nutrition, marketing, psychology, education, social work or other related fields
• In good academic standing with your university
• A commitment of 6-8+ hours each week to the internship for the entire fall or spring semester
• A self-expectation and strong desire to grow personally and professionally as a leader in the community, and as a speaker who is comfortable…